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Seeing the Forest Commas | Punctuation Rules Commas and periods are the most frequently used punctuation marks. Commas customarily indicate a brief pause; they're not as final as periods. Rule 1. Example: My estate goes to my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and nephew. Note: When the last comma in a series comes before and or or (after daughter-in-law in the above example), it is known as the Oxford comma. Example: We had coffee, cheese and crackers and grapes. Adding a comma after crackers makes it clear that cheese and crackers represents one dish. We had coffee, cheese and crackers, and grapes. Fiction and nonfiction books generally prefer the Oxford comma. Rule 2. Example: He is a strong, healthy man. Example: We stayed at an expensive summer resort. Another way to determine if a comma is needed is to mentally put and between the two adjectives. Rule 3a. Incorrect: He walked all the way home, he shut the door. There are several simple remedies: Correct: He walked all the way home. Rule 3b. Example: I paint and he writes. Rule 3c.
Talking Points Memo | Breaking News and Analysis Wonkette — The D.C. Gossip Mr. Prince Goes to Washington: Blackwater Founder Testifies Before Congress This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Mr. Prince goes to Washington. That’s right, Erik Prince, founder and chair of Blackwater USA, testified before Congress Tuesday in his first extended public appearance. Blackwater has come under heavy scrutiny since an attack last month in Baghdad in which between 11 and 28 Iraqis were killed. California Democrat Henry Waxman chaired the committee. REP. We have the best troops in the world. In recent days, military leaders have said that Blackwater’s missteps in Iraq are going to hurt us badly. AMY GOODMAN: Henry Waxman, chair of the House Oversight Committee. REP. ERIK PRINCE: No, sir. You know, since 2005, we’ve conducted in excess of 16,000 missions in Iraq and 195 incidents with weapons discharge. AMY GOODMAN: House committee Republicans defended Blackwater during the hearing, arguing private security firms are a necessary part of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. REP. REP. REP. REP. REP. ERIK PRINCE: Yes, sir.
Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, to quit | World news Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of President Barack Obama's closest confidantes, is to quit his post but will continue to give advice as an outside consultant. His departure – scheduled for next month, two years after taking the job – has been rumoured for months. Gibbs is liked by many White House press correspondents who fell under the spell of his old-school courtesy, but others found him abrasive. As press secretary he shared responsibility for the Obama administration's failure to sell its political achievements, one of the biggest criticisms made of it. Gibbs is not seeking to become a lobbyist or take on any similar outside work. Gibbs will help prepare for the 2012 election campaign and make television appearances in support of White House policy. His successor as press secretary has not yet been announced. The move is part of a widespread reshuffle by Obama to freshen up his team for the remaining two years of this presidential term.